Everyone Dies (Every1Dies)

We often use words like fighting, battle, and war for illness like cancer, but is it fair?  Battles have winners and losers, and our labels destine hard "fighters" to feel like a failure when illness advances.  The harm is treatment is continued to the bitter end at any cost: emotionally, socially and financially.  Can we do better? Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://ww...

"Is chemotherapy going to help me? And if it’s not, why are they offering it?"  Palliative chemotherapy is often offered for those with widely metastatic disease to ease symptoms, but does it accomplish its goals? Learn what the science says. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Insta...

Is there a meaningful or beautiful peace of tattoo art special to you? You may be surprised to learn it can be preserved as museum-quality art after death! Learn all about it in this episode. We also have a tribute to Tony Bennett, who recently died at the age of 96. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: F...

Anxiety and depression are common with loss of a loved one or chronic disease. Learn tips on how to find the exercise right for you, set realistic goals, and enjoy the process. David Gillett talks about the studies that show definite benefits of exercise. He shared in several episodes and blogs about the sudden death of his wife, and told how exercise was a "lifeboat" to cope with the gr...

One of the most respected professions deserves a sendoff with fanfare by a nurse honor guard.  We also celebrate nurses and their selfless service to society. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube     Email:  mail@every1dies.org  

Learn how to identify the early symptoms and causes of the second-most common cause of dementia behind Alzheimer's disease. We talk about ways to improve lifestyle to slow the progress, feature a poem about memory loss, and share the significance of Van Gogh's cypress trees. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded reso...

What happens to unfinished projects when a crafter dies? Learn about caring people that complete the work and return it to grieving families. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube     Email:  mail@every1dies.org  

We've all head the term "potter's field", but what is the origin? What exactly is a potter's field, and did you know we have a famous one in the USA? Learn also how a Spotify playlist comforted a grieving family, and what children think love is. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us...

We all need advance planning, but it can be especially important for LQBTQ+ individuals. With the right information and legal steps in place, one’s identity and wishes can be honored through the end of life and dying processes. Ezra Salter - funeral director and creator of the Louisiana LGBTQ+ End of Life Guide - talks about all the things you need to consider to ensure your wishes are respected....

Our focus this week is on end-of-life issues for people in the LGBTQIA+ community. While there is an abundance of information about advance care planning and end of life care in nuclear families and heterosexual couples, there is little information to guide people of diverse sexual orientations and/or gender identities. With the right information and legal steps in place, one’s identity and wishes...

How does the death of a father affect us?  Learn about some of the gender differences in the grief response and why it can be so hard. Marianne shares strategies to help you deal with the death of your father, especially if it was a complicated or non-existent relationship. We also celebrate fathers and men who step in for that role. And what would a Father's Day episode be without some reall...

 How much would your life change if you embraced the concept that we will all die...but then got busy living with the gift of that perspective? This week’s show addresses these ideas and embraces the idea of living our lives as if we were dying.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram |...

 This week’s show is about everything New York City…after a fashion. We have a report about the obituary department in the New York times and their focus on illuminating why the lives they feature are significant. Along with a bit of schmaltz we look at digital memories and the meaning that they can have to people.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also ge...

The entertainment world had two significant losses this spring with the deaths of Darcelle XV and Dame Edna Everage. Their lives were fascinating (including a child abducted by a koala!?) and well-lived and they will be missed by their fans. We also talk to Stevan Lemke about his fatigue to help others navigate this debilitating symptom.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.ev...

Many people like to spring clean, but what about some of the continual tidying and throwing "Stuff" away that we need to do, especially as we near the autumn of our lives? If you have too many hobbies or are a collector, then this episode is for you! Your children and grandchildren will thank you for listening!  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - a...

When we are the caregiver for a spouse living with dementia, we often wonder about what our lives have been, where our lives are going, and how long we can do what we are doing. This week we talk with a caregiver about how his life changed after the death of his wife.  We also hear a reading from Greg as he also ponders the way forward, watching a gander that lost its mate. Support the show 🎧 Lis...

 There was a time when all the answers regarding the ‘right’ way to do things could be found in one book, and the authoritative author was Emily Post. This week we went to that authority to find out how to write a note of condolence. Spoiler Alert, it does not involve email or texting.  We also talk about how Teddy Roosevelt recovered from the loss of his wife and mother on the same day. Support t...

Caregiving for a terminal loved one can be like a marathon, and it can seem hard to imagine life without them and the responsibilities of taking care of them. What do you do next? We answer that question with an interview with Michael Porter whose wife died from Huntington's disease, and a blog by Greg whose wife of 50 years was in a memory care center.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more epi...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking the rise of a deadly, treatment-resistant fungus that’s causing outbreaks in a growing number of health care facilities across the United States. Learn about what this is and what the threat is to immune-compromised individuals.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and...

Do the dynamics of a romantic relationship change when you have to take care of the one you love?  Michael Porter talks about how he had to learn how to let the relationship with his wife change in the ways that it needed to.  Michael is in the second of our series of interviews about caring for a spouse with dementing illness.  Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.o...

How do you tell a someone with dementia that a loved one died? Learn tips on how and what to share, what to expect, and how to help them process it. Support the show 🎧 Listen to more episodes: https://www.every1dies.org  - also get notes, links and expanded resources Follow Us: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube     Email:  mail@every1dies.org  

What does it take to be a caregiver for a partner with dementia? As we head into our 4th season of Everyone Dies, we are beginning a series about caregiving for people diagnosed with a dementing illness. There are many aspects to this caregiving role, not the least of which are the many years and intensity of caregiving required. The loss of role as spouse or child, the intensity of the around the...

 What can the seasons teach us about grief?   We all are grieving something, and winter just seems like the perfect time to do that. Folk wisdom tells us that the sharpest phase of grief must be weathered for a full year and a day, and this prescript seems strangely accurate, as though loss must be carried through all four seasons before its weight begins to lighten and life goes on. Each of the l...

How do we diagnose and support patients with FTD? When Bruce Willis’ family put out a statement about his diagnosis with Frontotemporal dementia, we thought it would be a good time to talk about this disease. It is a complicated disease, so we divided our chat about this illness into two podcasts. This week we talk about the management of frontotemporal dementia and ways you can help your loved on...

Learn about the Disease Affecting Bruce Willis Bruce Willis’ family put out a statement about his diagnosis with Frontotemporal dementia we thought it would be a good time to talk about this disease. It is a complicated disease, so we divided our chat about this illness into two podcasts. This week we will talk about what frontotemporal dementia does to the body and next week we will explore manag...